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Getting around Lake Como

Boat, train or car: which to use for each part of the lake.

Full timetables

First and last departures from the timetables in force; the full timetable changes with the seasons and is on each operator's site.

Bellano's small harbour, boats moored and the far shore across the water.
Armineaghayan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting here

From wherever the plane or the train leaves you, to the water. The minutes are door to door and indicative; each route shows where to change.

  • Milan MalpensaMXP

    From Malpensa you can reach Como Nord Lago by changing at Saronno. Take a Malpensa Express that calls at Saronno, then continue on the Como Nord Lago line to the waterfront station, about two hundred metres from the piers. Check the connection in the Trenord timetable.

    • Comoabout 1 h 15

      1. Malpensa Express as far as Saronno
      2. then the Saronno–Como Nord Lago line

    • Varennaabout 2 h 15

      1. Malpensa Express as far as Milano Centrale
      2. then the Milan–Lecco–Sondrio–Tirano line

    Timetables: Trenord

  • Milan LinateLIN

    The M4 metro links Linate airport with Milan. For Como Nord Lago, take the M4 to San Babila, change to the M1 for Cadorna and continue by train. For Lecco, Varenna and Colico, take the M4 to Sant'Ambrogio, then the M2 to Centrale and a train on the Lecco and Tirano line.

    • Comoabout 1 h 35

      1. the M4 metro into the city
      2. then Milano Cadorna to Como Nord Lago

    • Varennaabout 1 h 50

      1. the M4 metro into the city
      2. then from Milano Centrale, the Lecco and Tirano line

    Timetables: Trenord, ATM Milano

  • Milan Bergamo, Orio al SerioBGY

    To reach Lecco via Bergamo, take the shuttle from the airport to Bergamo station, then the train on the Lecco line. Check connections and interchanges before setting off.

    • Leccoabout 1 h 15

      1. shuttle to Bergamo station
      2. then the Bergamo–Lecco line

    Timetables: Trenord, Milan Bergamo Airport

  • Lugano (Switzerland)

    The C112 bus connects Lugano with Menaggio via Porlezza, without going through Como. It leaves from the north forecourt of Lugano railway station and arrives in Piazza Roma in Menaggio, near the pier.

    • Comoabout 40 min

      1. the Lugano–Chiasso–Como San Giovanni line

    • Menaggioabout 1 h 05

      1. the C112 bus from Lugano Stazione Nord

    Timetables: Trenord, ASF Autolinee

  • Milano Centrale

    The eastern branch leaves from here — Lecco, Varenna, Colico — along with the line to Como San Giovanni, the city's upper station: a kilometre from the water, and uphill from it.

    • Comoabout 40 min

      1. the Milan–Chiasso line, alighting at Como San Giovanni

    • Varennaabout 1 h 05

      1. the Milan–Lecco–Sondrio–Tirano line

    • Leccoabout 40 min

      1. the Milan–Lecco line

    • Colicoabout 1 h 30

      1. the Milan–Lecco–Sondrio–Tirano line

    Timetables: Trenord

  • Milano Cadorna

    Trains from Milano Cadorna run to Como Nord Lago, the terminus on Como's waterfront, about two hundred metres from the piers.

    • Comoabout 1 h

      1. the Milano Cadorna–Saronno–Como Nord Lago line

    Timetables: Trenord

The day's journeys from Milan, by train and boat

What suits you?

Compare transport options and estimated journey times between two places.

  • BoatFastest connection

    15 mindirect

Typical door-to-door times, changes included.

The modes, one by one

The last runs

The last runs of the evening to get back to Como, to leave the lake and to cross to the other shore.

Back to Como, the last run from
Back to Como, the last run fromMon–Sat, excluding public holidaysSundays & holidays
Cernobbio20:28 → 20:4120:28 → 20:41
Torno20:14 → 20:4120:14 → 20:41
Argegno17:49 → 18:5517:49 → 18:55
Tremezzo17:10 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 17:00 → 18:5517:10 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 17:00 → 18:55
Bellagio19:05 → 20:2519:05 → 20:25
Menaggio18:08 → 18:58 fast serviceboat 16:10 → 18:5518:08 → 18:58 fast serviceboat 16:10 → 18:55
Varenna16:45 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 15:50 → 18:5516:45 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 15:50 → 18:55
Bellano16:36 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 15:25 → 18:5516:36 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 15:25 → 18:55
Gravedona16:18 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 09:55 → 13:4016:18 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 09:55 → 13:40
Colico16:03 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 09:35 → 13:4016:03 → 17:50 fast serviceboat 09:35 → 13:40
Out of Como, the last run to
Out of Como, the last run toMon–Sat, excluding public holidaysSundays & holidays
Cernobbio19:45 → 19:5819:45 → 19:58
Torno19:45 → 20:1419:45 → 20:14
Argegno19:10 → 19:35 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 16:2019:10 → 19:35 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 16:20
Tremezzo19:10 → 19:57 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:1219:10 → 19:57 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:12
Bellagio19:10 → 20:04 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:3019:10 → 20:04 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:30
Menaggio19:10 → 20:11 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:4519:10 → 20:11 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 17:45
Varenna18:40 → 19:37 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 18:0218:40 → 19:37 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 18:02
Bellano18:40 → 19:44 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 18:1718:40 → 19:44 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 18:17
Gravedona18:40 → 20:02 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 19:0618:40 → 20:02 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 19:06
Colico18:40 → 20:12 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 19:2518:40 → 20:12 fast serviceboat 15:10 → 19:25
The centre-lake crossings, the last departure
CrossingMon–Sat, excluding public holidaysSundays & holidays
Cadenabbia → Bellagio22:5522:45
Cadenabbia → Varenna21:3021:35
Menaggio → Bellagio20:1020:35
Menaggio → Varenna20:1019:50
Bellagio → Cadenabbia22:4023:00
Bellagio → Menaggio19:3019:55
Bellagio → Varenna22:0021:50
Varenna → Cadenabbia22:2022:10
Varenna → Menaggio19:5020:15
Varenna → Bellagio22:2022:10
The Lecco line, the last run
The Lecco line, the last runMon–Sat, excluding public holidaysSundays & holidays
Lecco → Bellagio16:25 → 17:3516:25 → 17:35
Bellagio → Lecco18:00 → 19:3018:00 → 19:30

Timetables in force: the Como–Colico line's boats and fast services and the Lecco–Bellagio line's boats from 5 October to 1 November; the ferry from 5 October to 1 November. The last run on each route, with its arrival; fast services require a supplement; "+1" means after midnight. Full timetables (Gestione Governativa Navigazione Laghi): the line, the Lecco line, crossings Monday–Saturday, excluding public holidays, Sundays and public holidays (PDF, in Italian and English).

The lake's lines

Boats, the car ferry and trains, stop by stop. No railway serves Bellagio, Menaggio or the Tremezzina, and the train between Como and Lecco runs inland, through Molteno.

Explore the lake
ChiavennaSondrio · TiranoMilan · BergamoMilanChiassoComo – Molteno – Lecco
  • Como–Colico boat
  • Lecco–Bellagio boat
  • Car ferry
  • Railway
  • Where you can change lines

Shoreline: © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL

Como–Colico boat
The line that runs the length of the lake: from Como it works up the Como branch calling on both shores, reaches Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna and carries on through the upper lake to Colico. In winter the timetable thins out: fewer runs and a much earlier last departure.
Lecco–Bellagio boat
Along the Lecco branch, from Lecco to Bellagio. A seasonal and infrequent service.
Car ferry
It links Bellagio, Cadenabbia, Menaggio and Varenna, and is the lake's only vehicle crossing. It runs all year, even when the scheduled boats cut back.
Railway
The Milan–Lecco–Sondrio–Tirano line runs along the eastern shore; at Colico the line to Chiavenna branches off. In Como, the main stations are San Giovanni, on the Milan–Chiasso line, and Como Nord Lago, on the line to Milano Cadorna.

Who runs the service

The operators, and the sites where they publish timetables and notices.

Piers and stations

Boat and ferry

On the map

Station

On the map